NBA teams averaged 17,323 fans per game this season, up slightly from 17,165 last season. The Bulls led all teams for the second straight year with 21,792 fans per game, up 5.1% from their home mark last year. The Heat saw the biggest gain, up 11.6% at AmericanAirlines Arena, while the Pistons saw the sharpest drop, down 11.2% at the Palace of Auburn Hills. During their first season at Amway Center, the Magic saw attendance rise 8.7%. The Nets played their first season at Prudential Center, with attendance up 8.2%. Listed below is home attendance for each NBA team, with comparisons to last season's figures.

'10-11 NBA REGULAR SEASON HOME ATTENDANCE

HOME TEAM

GMS

TOTAL

AVG.

% CAP.

PREV.

% +/-

Bulls

41

893,462

21,792

104.2%

20,726

5.1%

Trail Blazers

41

840,924

20,510

102.7%

20,498

0.1%

Cavaliers

41

824,595

20,112

97.8%

20,562

-2.2%

Mavericks

41

824,162

20,102

104.7%

19,994

0.5%

Heat

41

810,930

19,779

100.9%

17,730

11.6%

Knicks

41

808,879

19,729

99.8%

19,503

1.2%

Jazz

41

799,982

19,512

98.0%

19,378

0.7%

Lakers

41

778,877

18,997

100.0%

18,997

0.0%

Magic

41

777,852

18,972

102.6%

17,461

8.7%

Warriors

41

766,398

18,693

95.4%

18,027

3.7%

Celtics

41

763,584

18,624

100.0%

18,624

0.0%

Spurs

41

750,879

18,314

98.6%

18,090

1.2%

Thunder

41

744,068

18,148

99.7%

18,004

0.8%

Clippers

41

727,462

17,743

93.1%

16,343

8.6%

Suns

41

720,249

17,567

95.4%

17,648

-0.5%

Nuggets

41

696,568

16,989

88.7%

17,995

-5.6%

Wizards

41

688,466

16,792

83.2%

16,205

3.6%

Pistons

41

683,080

16,660

75.5%

18,752

-11.2%

Raptors

41

680,255

16,592

83.8%

17,897

-7.3%

Rockets

41

663,839

16,191

89.7%

16,528

-2.0%

Bobcats

41

649,694

15,846

83.1%

15,824

0.1%

Hawks

41

641,596

15,649

83.6%

16,546

-5.4%

Bucks

41

631,912

15,412

82.3%

15,109

2.0%

T'Wolves

41

624,960

15,243

78.8%

15,102

0.9%

76ers

41

604,823

14,752

72.6%

14,225

3.7%

Hornets

41

603,088

14,709

85.6%

15,131

-2.8%

Grizzlies

41

600,687

14,651

80.9%

13,486

8.6%

Nets*

41

581,378

14,180

75.8%

13,103

8.2%

Kings

41

569,496

13,890

80.2%

13,254

4.8%

Pacers

41

555,077

13,538

74.5%

14,202

-4.7%

TOTALS

1,230

21,307,222

17,323

90.4%

17,165

0.9%

NOTES: Teams can exceed 100% capacity because of standing-room-only ticket sales. All attendance figures are based on totals posted immediately following games. They may not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league. * = Nets attendance includes two designated home games against the Raptors played at The O2 arena in London in March.

BIG THREE'S COMPANY: The Heat led all NBA clubs in road attendance this season with an average of 19,447 fans per game, up 7.8% from their mark last year. The Cavaliers, who ranked second last year with an average of 19,201 fans for road games, finished last this season with a road average of 16,200. The Lakers, who led all teams on the road last season with 19,267 fans per game, finished second with 19,088 this season (THE DAILY).